Fariba Faiz

Fariba Faiz is a San Francisco immigration attorney with more than 28 years of experience in employment-based and investment immigration law. A member of the State Bar of California since June 1998, she represents companies, entrepreneurs, investors, professionals, executives, researchers, and other highly skilled individuals in complex U.S. immigration matters.

Her practice focuses on strategic immigration planning for temporary work authorization and permanent residence, with particular emphasis on cases that require careful legal analysis, sophisticated evidentiary development, and close attention to changes in U.S. immigration law and policy.

Ms. Faiz has been recognized by several leading legal ranking organizations. She has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for Immigration Law from 2024 through 2027 and has been ranked by Chambers and Partners for Immigration in California. The Law Offices of Fariba Faiz has also been recognized by Chambers Spotlight and Best Law Firms®. Ms. Faiz has been selected to Northern California Super Lawyers and is recognized by Lexology Index as a Recommended practitioner in Immigration.

Her practice encompasses a broad range of employment- and investment-based immigration matters, including H-1B specialty occupation petitions, L-1 intracompany transferee petitions, O-1 extraordinary ability cases, TN classifications, E-1 and E-2 treaty matters, PERM labor certification, EB-1 extraordinary ability and multinational manager petitions, EB-2 National Interest Waivers, EB-2 and EB-3 employer-sponsored permanent residence, and EB-5 immigrant investor matters.

Ms. Faiz advises clients not only on whether a particular immigration classification is available, but also on how that option fits within broader professional, business, and long-term immigration objectives. Her representation frequently involves complex factual records, Requests for Evidence, government scrutiny of employer-sponsored petitions, changes in status and work authorization, and cases in which multiple immigration strategies must be evaluated together.

A significant part of her practice involves extraordinary ability, national interest, and highly specialized employment-based matters. She regularly works with founders, executives, researchers, professionals, investors, and companies in evaluating eligibility, developing evidentiary strategies, and presenting complex records in a manner that clearly addresses the applicable legal standards.

Ms. Faiz also counsels U.S. employers on business immigration compliance and workforce planning. Her work includes advising on H-1B and other nonimmigrant employment matters, PERM labor certification, employer-sponsored green card strategies, corporate immigration planning, and issues arising from changes in employment, corporate structure, worksite arrangements, and government enforcement priorities.

Her approach is highly individualized. Rather than treating immigration categories in isolation, she evaluates the full factual and procedural context of each matter, including timing, maintenance of status, work authorization, immigrant intent, travel, visa processing, employer obligations, and longer-term permanent residence objectives.

In addition to her client work, Ms. Faiz has contributed to the broader legal and professional community through legal writing, professional organizations, mentoring, and commentary on developments in U.S. immigration law. She has served as a Master of the Bench with the American Inns of Court and has been called upon by media organizations to provide analysis of significant developments affecting employment-based immigration, employers, and foreign national workers.

Over the course of her career, Ms. Faiz has developed a practice centered on complex immigration matters in which legal judgment, careful preparation, and strategic positioning are particularly important. Her work reflects a longstanding focus on helping employers, professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, and families navigate an increasingly complex U.S. immigration system.